Tag: microservices

We’ve all been there. You start your pretty new [insert language here] project, with a vow to do things right. You carefully discuss the project structure, you agree on what the database schema will look like, and your unit test coverage is at a staggering 99.8%! “It’s perfect,” you think as you crack that well-deserved beer and watch bits flow happily through your brand new service.

Fast forward six months, and you’re presented with a completely different scene. The latest set of features has wreaked havoc on your precious project. You have files with 500+ lines of code, your coverage has sunk to a barely acceptable 70%, and your list of complaints with every architectural decision you’ve made is growing by the minute. What an idiot past you was! What happened, and how do we fix it? Read more “Too Big to Succeed: Monolithic Madness”